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Size of the US Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry

NAICS 42345, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$311 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
327,073
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
35,943
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
7,394
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$34.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 327,073 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 252,3812019-Q2: 255,3322019-Q3: 256,2892019-Q4: 262,3972020-Q1: 266,2992020-Q2: 259,1652020-Q3: 261,2942020-Q4: 266,9702021-Q1: 272,5542021-Q2: 274,8782021-Q3: 276,6622021-Q4: 285,9212022-Q1: 294,3242022-Q2: 296,7212022-Q3: 300,2562022-Q4: 303,4092023-Q1: 306,6242023-Q2: 308,0722023-Q3: 308,1882023-Q4: 311,2052024-Q1: 314,2972024-Q2: 315,6572024-Q3: 316,1892024-Q4: 318,1152025-Q1: 325,8062025-Q2: 326,8442025-Q3: 326,5992025-Q4: 330,4162026-Q1: 327,073NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1327,0732022
2025-Q4330,4162022
2025-Q3326,5992022
2025-Q2326,8442022
2025-Q1325,8062022
2024-Q4318,1152022
2024-Q3316,1892022
2024-Q2315,6572022
2024-Q1314,2972022
2023-Q4311,2052022
2023-Q3308,1882022
2023-Q2308,0722022
2023-Q1306,6242022
2022-Q4303,4092022
2022-Q3300,2562022
2022-Q2296,7212022
2022-Q1294,3242022
2021-Q4285,9212017
2021-Q3276,6622017
2021-Q2274,8782017
2021-Q1272,5542017
2020-Q4266,9702017
2020-Q3261,2942017
2020-Q2259,1652017
2020-Q1266,2992017
2019-Q4262,3972017
2019-Q3256,2892017
2019-Q2255,3322017
2019-Q1252,3812017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 272,209 · 2023
2017: 223,6592018: 236,5542019: 245,1932020: 264,6382021: 261,3432022: 264,5932023: 272,209
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PeriodValue
2023272,209
2022264,593
2021261,343
2020264,638
2019245,193
2018236,554
2017223,659

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 35,943 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 27,0042019-Q2: 27,3982019-Q3: 27,7672019-Q4: 28,0532020-Q1: 28,3112020-Q2: 28,5542020-Q3: 28,9942020-Q4: 29,4872021-Q1: 29,7552021-Q2: 30,2652021-Q3: 30,8752021-Q4: 31,3792022-Q1: 32,1302022-Q2: 32,5512022-Q3: 32,9952022-Q4: 33,2202023-Q1: 33,5572023-Q2: 33,6172023-Q3: 34,0112023-Q4: 34,3772024-Q1: 34,6282024-Q2: 34,6942024-Q3: 34,8572024-Q4: 35,1372025-Q1: 34,9562025-Q2: 35,2292025-Q3: 35,4412025-Q4: 35,6852026-Q1: 35,943NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q135,9432022
2025-Q435,6852022
2025-Q335,4412022
2025-Q235,2292022
2025-Q134,9562022
2024-Q435,1372022
2024-Q334,8572022
2024-Q234,6942022
2024-Q134,6282022
2023-Q434,3772022
2023-Q334,0112022
2023-Q233,6172022
2023-Q133,5572022
2022-Q433,2202022
2022-Q332,9952022
2022-Q232,5512022
2022-Q132,1302022
2021-Q431,3792017
2021-Q330,8752017
2021-Q230,2652017
2021-Q129,7552017
2020-Q429,4872017
2020-Q328,9942017
2020-Q228,5542017
2020-Q128,3112017
2019-Q428,0532017
2019-Q327,7672017
2019-Q227,3982017
2019-Q127,0042017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 10,296 · 2023
2017: 10,1252018: 10,4112019: 10,4942020: 10,7612021: 10,8462022: 10,5992023: 10,296
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PeriodValue
202310,296
202210,599
202110,846
202010,761
201910,494
201810,411
201710,125

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $13.6 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $7.5 billion2019-Q2: $6.8 billion2019-Q3: $6.8 billion2019-Q4: $7.4 billion2020-Q1: $8.0 billion2020-Q2: $6.8 billion2020-Q3: $7.0 billion2020-Q4: $8.2 billion2021-Q1: $8.4 billion2021-Q2: $8.1 billion2021-Q3: $8.2 billion2021-Q4: $9.1 billion2022-Q1: $9.6 billion2022-Q2: $8.9 billion2022-Q3: $9.1 billion2022-Q4: $9.3 billion2023-Q1: $10.7 billion2023-Q2: $9.3 billion2023-Q3: $9.5 billion2023-Q4: $9.8 billion2024-Q1: $11.7 billion2024-Q2: $9.8 billion2024-Q3: $10.3 billion2024-Q4: $10.5 billion2025-Q1: $12.8 billion2025-Q2: $10.7 billion2025-Q3: $11.1 billion2025-Q4: $11.4 billion2026-Q1: $13.6 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$13.6 billion2022
2025-Q4$11.4 billion2022
2025-Q3$11.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$10.7 billion2022
2025-Q1$12.8 billion2022
2024-Q4$10.5 billion2022
2024-Q3$10.3 billion2022
2024-Q2$9.8 billion2022
2024-Q1$11.7 billion2022
2023-Q4$9.8 billion2022
2023-Q3$9.5 billion2022
2023-Q2$9.3 billion2022
2023-Q1$10.7 billion2022
2022-Q4$9.3 billion2022
2022-Q3$9.1 billion2022
2022-Q2$8.9 billion2022
2022-Q1$9.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$9.1 billion2017
2021-Q3$8.2 billion2017
2021-Q2$8.1 billion2017
2021-Q1$8.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$8.2 billion2017
2020-Q3$7.0 billion2017
2020-Q2$6.8 billion2017
2020-Q1$8.0 billion2017
2019-Q4$7.4 billion2017
2019-Q3$6.8 billion2017
2019-Q2$6.8 billion2017
2019-Q1$7.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $34.1 billion · 2023
2017: $23.9 billion2018: $26.5 billion2019: $28.6 billion2020: $31.3 billion2021: $31.8 billion2022: $32.8 billion2023: $34.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$34.1 billion
2022$32.8 billion
2021$31.8 billion
2020$31.3 billion
2019$28.6 billion
2018$26.5 billion
2017$23.9 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages327,0732026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages35,9432026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$13.6 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$34.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns272,20920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns10,29620232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$29.5 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census251,03020222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census9,44520222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census7,39420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$311 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
423450Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers$311 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census327,0732026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.